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擺弄

简摆弄 · 繁擺弄

Mandarin · pinyin bǎi nòng

to move back and forth
to fiddle with

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擺: Look up this written character
弄: nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley
摆: bǎi · put, place; display; swing, sway

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3–4 · bai3 nong4

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verb

to move back and forth; to fiddle with
to order about; to manipulate; to tease
(colloquial) to work with; to fix; to repair; to mend

verb

(colloquial) to feel nauseated

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